VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said the 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 to be held in Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13, is expected to attract investments worth nearly Rs 11 lakh crore, generating employment opportunities for around 11 lakh people.
Chairing the State Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister directed all ministers to attend the summit without fail, and actively contribute to its success.
He said the State had secured investment commitments worth Rs 31 lakh crore so far, which are expected to create employment for 25 lakh people.
Meanwhile, elaborate arrangements are being made for the successful conduct of the CII Partnership Summit in the Port City. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the inaugural session.
The Chief Minister is scheduled to leave for Visakhapatnam on Wednesday itself. On November 12, Naidu will hold discussions with Amit Shah on various issues related to Andhra Pradesh.
CM to hold high-level meets to woo investors
He will also hold talks with Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Kumar Paswan on setting up of food processing units in Andhra Pradesh.
Naidu is scheduled to meet Union Minister for Education, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution, New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on November 13. He will also meet Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari during the summit.
It may be noted here that the two-day CII Partnership Summit brings together global industry leaders, international delegates, diplomats and CEOs of leading multinational companies. Naidu will hold a series of high-level meetings aimed at attracting investments, and strengthening international partnerships.
The Chief Minister is scheduled to interact with Singapore Minister Gan Siow Huang, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov, Slovak Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický and Guatemala’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Julio Eduardo Orozco Pérez.
He will also meet Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
The CM will hold discussions with Sumant Sinha, Founder and CEO of ReNew; Gwanggu Lee, MD & CEO of Kia India; Shashwat Goenka, MD of RPSG Group; Samir Jain, President of Mondelez India; Sreedhar N, CEO, Asia-Pacific and India, Saint-Gobain; PV Krishna Reddy, MD of MEIL; and senior executives of NALCO and Levista.
A special interaction is scheduled with leaders of four space technology companies - AgniKul, Skyroot, Bellatrix Aerospace and Hathor Rockets.